| about the lines as hawkers, or are employed as | coolies by the Public Works Department. | | 2. Requests that it may be pointed out to regimental | Commanders, and the Lock Hospital Sub-Committees, | whose special duty it is to supervise the working | of the Lock Hospital rules, how important it is that | they should more actively exert themselves to check | the prevalence of this disease. | No. 35, dated | The Commander in Chief in India having had under 8th May 1876. | review the annual reports on the working of the Lock | Hospitals at certain stations, His Excellency | regrets to find that the results are not | satisfactory when compared with those of previous | years. | | 2. The Lock Hospital rules, as they stand, appear | to meet all requirements, but it is considered that | much greater vigilance and interest on the part of | the local authorities is required for their | efficient working. | | 3. The authorities most concerned in working out | these rules are Commanding Officers of Regiments | and Batteries, their Medical Officers, and the | Sub-Committees, and their attention is called to | the following points:-- | | I. The number of women on the register is not | in proportion to the number of men who visit | them. | [Transcriber's Note: The following text is the transcription of a page of a multi-part document.]